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Deploying IFS Cloud to enable continuous improvement in an international horticulture business
Change8 delivered a complex technical upgrade from Apps 9 to IFS Cloud for Flamingo Group International.
A Clean Slate for a
Smarter ERP
An IFS re-implementation is a strategic reset of your ERP environment. It is suited to organisations that want to move forward with a clean, simplified solution rather than carry forward legacy complexity.
What is a
re-implementation?
Re-implementation is the right approach if your current IFS environment has accumulated too many modifications, overly complex processes, or no longer reflects how the business actually operates. Often, the business has evolved faster than the system, creating misalignment, inefficiency, and workarounds.
With a re-implementation, you have the opportunity to retain valuable historical data while redesigning processes using IFS best practices and the latest functionality and modules. The result is a streamlined, future-ready ERP platform that supports growth, improves efficiency, and fully leverages modern IFS technology.
Before every re-implementation we conduct a series of early readiness activities:
Identify SME team – Onboarding and readiness
Identify internal tech future state – Training roadmap
Identify governance team – Onboarding and readiness
Review change management processes
Stakeholder RACI
Build comms plan
Critical success factors
Master data cleanup
Build project deck
Test script collation
Review training material
Develop training strategy/plan
Service & Support awareness
CI targets
Living with IFS Cloud – Awareness
Why Change8 for your re-implementation?
Change8 treats re-implementation as a business transformation, not a technical reset. We work with you to simplify processes, remove legacy complexity, and redesign your IFS environment around how your organisation operates today — and how it needs to evolve.
Re-implementation requires careful balance between IFS best practice and real-world operations. Change8 combines deep IFS expertise with strong process design capability to ensure your new solution is streamlined, scalable, and fit for purpose.
Successful re-implementations depend on people as much as technology. Change8 embeds change management throughout the programme, supporting stakeholders through transition, preparing users for new ways of working, and driving adoption so the new system delivers value from day one.
With a strong track record of delivering complex IFS re-implementations, Change8 brings structure, control, and confidence to high-impact programmes. We help organisations manage risk, maintain momentum, and build a future-ready ERP platform that supports long-term growth.
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IFS Cloud Key Benefits
IFS Cloud is a composable, evergreen platform built for complex, asset-intensive industries. It connects every part of your business from manufacturing, projects, service, supply chain and finance, while embedding the latest innovations in AI, automation and sustainability.
- One platform
- Out-of-the-box solutions
- Class-leading capabilities
- Built for your industry
Case studies
Customised IFS Implementations
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Valeo Foods UK uplifts to IFS Cloud with Change8
Valeo Foods UK are ahead of schedule to complete their uplift from IFS Apps 10 to IFS Cloud with support from Change8.
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Harvey Water Softeners get £1m+ in business benefit from Change8 IFS solution
Change8 delivered results for Harvey Water Softeners (HWS) in five months from analysis to resolution, including improvements to business processes and IFS training for HWS employees.
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Talk to us about your IFS solution, whether you’re looking to implement IFS for the first time, in the middle of an implementation, looking to upgrade, or looking to get more from your software, we have all the answers that you need.